Manspeak

By: Travis Evans

Why do we go to college? Why are we students? During the “education years”, one lives in a world, in a culture, known as “the student.”

Most students don’t get excited about studying. I know I never did. It’s a daunting task between me and what I want (a good grade on the test). That’s part of the problem. Instead of viewing studying as a process; it is seen as an isolated thing to do on occasion.

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By: Travis Evans

I bought some floral screwdrivers and hammer from an upscale boutique and were much more expensive than what I would have paid here! Thanks for your great site! 🙂 – From Ladies Tools Online

These words don’t register in my brain. Floral and screwdrivers…together? Boutique and tools?

Sadly, this is just one area where our culture has broken down, and what were once “sacred realms” to men everywhere are being betrayed by the very companies that only men once used (some for 100 years).

Now, I’m not saying girls can’t have guy things or do guy stuff (though there are lines there too).

Basically:
<— should not become —>

Should everything have a “His” and “Hers” option?

By: Travis Evans

This year, both of my grandparents will be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversaries. I think that part of the reason that they have stayed together for so long is that they understand the commitment that marriage is, something that our culture has lost. They married with the knowledge that “till death do us part” really meant something and that their vows had weight as they were making a covenant with each other before God.

From Divorcerate.org:

Age	Women	Men
Under 20 years old	27.6%	11.7%
20 to 24 years old	36.6%	38.8%
25 to 29 years old	16.4%	22.3%
30 to 34 years old	8.5%	11.6%
35 to 39 years old	5.1%	6.5%

The divorce rate in America for first marriage, vs second or third marriage: 50% percent of first marriages, 67% of second and 74% of third marriages end in divorce, according to Jennifer Baker of the Forest Institute of Professional Psychology in Springfield, Missouri.

Why do you think that fewer and fewer marriages have the lifespan that my grandparents’ have?

By: Travis Evans

I don’t know anything about fashion. [Insert Lynchburg/hick/redneck joke here.] I don’t own or wear argyle. I don’t know the rules about what to wear and when. I’m not sure what a “waist coat” is. I don’t own a scarf or a turtleneck. I don’t care how you carry things or what in or where attached (phones clipped on the waist for example). The only wool I own is found in my wool hunting socks. I don’t wear any accessories.

I’m sure I can be pretty “closed-minded” about men and clothing. For me, the cheaper the better…no “designer yatta yatta yatta”. So, I’m going to leave this one up to you, the reader.

Can guys be fashionable? Should guys know what’s “in”? Are there “do’s and dont’s” for men when it comes to clothing? What about different styles? Who can wear what?